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Azerbaijan`s economy has grown 3.2 times, while non-oil sector has increased 2.8 times over 15 years

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“President Ilham Aliyev`s years in power have seen the country make great strides in the economic area just like in the political one. The consistent and purposeful economic policy pursued in the past 15 years has ensured the completion of the transformation from the planned socialist economy to the market economy in Azerbaijan,” says the Azerbaijani President’s Assistant for Public and Political Affairs, department head, professor Ali Hasanov in his article on the results of President Ilham Aliyev`s 15 years in power.

He says the share of the private sector in the GDP has exceeded 80 percent during this period, adding that macroeconomic stability has been strengthened and Azerbaijan has risen to the first place in the CIS in terms of competitiveness. “Three state programs on socio-economic development have been executed from 2004 to 2018 in order to diversify the country`s economy, boost the non-oil sector and ensure sustainable development of the districts. Preparations are now ongoing for the adoption of the fourth program.”

Ali Hasanov notes that the country`s non-oil industry has been consistently developed, thousands of new enterprises have opened over these years. He says that the newly-opened industrial parks and entities, technoparks, plants, factories and other enterprises play a crucial role in increasing Azerbaijan`s economic potential.

Ali Hasanov says that thanks to the policy, which was laid by national leader Heydar Aliyev and is being successfully continued by President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan became the first post-Soviet republic to complete the transformation period.

He says the World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development recognize the reforms carried out in Azerbaijan. “According to the World Economic Forum, Azerbaijan`s economy is ranked 35th in the world in terms of competitiveness and 26th in terms of the infrastructure development (2017). In the Forum`s Inclusive Development Index (2017), Azerbaijan climbed to the 3rd place among 80 developing countries,” Ali Hasanov adds.

AZERTAG.AZ :Azerbaijan`s economy has grown 3.2 times, while non-oil sector has increased 2.8 times over 15 years